Brooke's Bank
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Location1 mi. E of Loretto, 1.4 mi. N of VA 17, near Loretto, Virginia
Area435 acres (176 ha)
Built1751
Brooke's Bank | |
.jpg) Brooke's Bank, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | 1 mi. E of Loretto, 1.4 mi. N of VA 17, near Loretto, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°05′11″N 77°01′13″W / 38.08639°N 77.02028°W |
| Area | 435 acres (176 ha) |
| Built | 1751 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000976[1] |
| VLR No. | 028-0007 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1971 |
| Designated VLR | June 1, 1971 [2] |
Brooke's Bank is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1751, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Georgian style. It has two 20th century one-story brick wings. The original interior woodwork of Brooke's Bank survives almost completely intact. During the American Civil War, it was shelled by the USS Parmee, a Union gunboat on the Rappahannock River.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
